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#67691. GoodVibe
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Why do many Brazilian soccer/football players have nicknames on the back of their jerseys?
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Avin Itoffski
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•“Futebol: Soccer the Brazilian Way” by Alex Bellos (p.33):
“Vasco’s directors chose the best footballers from the burgeoning suburban leagues — regardless of background or color…the main clubs set up their own league, excluding Vasco…Vasco were invited back under a set of elaborate conditions that, while not specifically banning black and poor white players, was meant to have that effect. Each player had to know how to sign his name. Vasco, with most of its players illiterate, found a way to jump that hurdle. It sent its squad to reading and writing classes and, if need be, changed their names. A player with a complicated surname would become, simply, ‘Silva.’”
Jun 30 06, 7:28 PM
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